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    Qotom q330g4 Suicide

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    • DaddyGoD
      DaddyGo
      last edited by DaddyGo

      Hi,

      there is more work with shell-based debugging / troubleshooting, than a new instal and recovery from backup XML

      you say, that:
      "I should add, that this is the second device that this has happened with, as I returned the first one, convinced that it was a hardware problem."

      therefore, this hardware very much seems to be problematic with pfSense (or other OSs), although its specification looks good.....
      (I would even install a Windows or Linux on it, that can test the hardware with various stress test tools)

      The best test is to set it up once again and if it happens again, you know what to do.......https://www.pfsense.org/products/

      Cats bury it so they can't see it!
      (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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        viragomann @mykl
        last edited by

        @mykl
        I have a Qotom Q350G4. I've installed a Linux with KVM and run pfSense virtualized on it.
        Works flawlessly for more than two years now.

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          mykl
          last edited by

          Thanks gang... I'm convinced that there's a flaw in the mSATA SSD drives they're putting in these-- I've swapped it out and put in a SATA SSD I had on hand and will see how it goes over the next couple of days.

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          • DaddyGoD
            DaddyGo @viragomann
            last edited by

            @viragomann
            Hi,
            just out of curiosity, why don't you run pure pfSense, you also had problems?
            Many people use this brand, as I see it

            Cats bury it so they can't see it!
            (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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              viragomann @DaddyGo
              last edited by

              @DaddyGo
              No, my intention was to run multiple VMs on that hardware. It's for home use only.

              My Qotom came with pfSense pre-installed (legal?) though, but I never used that installation.

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              • DaddyGoD
                DaddyGo @viragomann
                last edited by

                @viragomann
                thanks for the answer
                then "iron" is actually stable, OP just has no luck

                A++++ did you decide you didn't use the pre - install and the question is appropriate (legal ???)?

                the place of the joke:
                chinese pfSense mod with full back door (like Huawei)

                Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                  viragomann @DaddyGo
                  last edited by

                  @DaddyGo said in Qotom q330g4 Suicide:

                  chinese pfSense mod with full back door (like Huawei)

                  😳
                  That wasn't my thought at that time, but today I'm more worried about such things for sure.

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                    mykl
                    last edited by

                    Working flawlessly overnight with a SanDisk SATA SSD, so there's likely some kind of wider problem with those "Hoodisk" mSATA SSDs they shipped with.

                    PSA... order the "barebones" Qotom and add your own better quality drive and RAM.

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                      viragomann @mykl
                      last edited by

                      @mykl
                      As far as I remember they mentioned troubles with specific mSATA drives then.
                      However, mine was shipped with an mSATA too (128 GB) and it works without issues with Linux.

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                        mykl @viragomann
                        last edited by

                        @viragomann Mine came with "Kingfast/hoodisk HDSSESB-032GB mSATA SSD 32GB" -- I suspect a problem with these.

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                        • DaddyGoD
                          DaddyGo @mykl
                          last edited by

                          @mykl With the Kingston UV500 series, I had no problem (for NGFW)

                          Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                          (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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